Historical Events tagged with "meteor shower"

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Space Exploration

Meteors Illuminate Eastern Seaboard Night Sky

February 9th, 1913 112 years ago

A stunning display of meteors captivated observers along the eastern seaboard of the Americas, with numerous sightings reported throughout the night. Astronomers were intrigued by the phenomenon and deduced that the meteors likely originated from a short-lived natural satellite of Earth. This satellite, which had previously been unrecorded, shed light on celestial mechanics and the dynamics of near-Earth objects. The meteor shower sparked widespread interest in astronomy and discussions about the nature of such cosmic events.

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